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In the Path of Falling Objects

by Andrew Smith (Goodreads Author)

3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 · rating details · 264 ratings · 76 reviews

Jonah and his younger brother, Simon, are on their own. All they have left in the world is ten dollars, a backpack full of dirty clothes, and a stack of letters from their older brother, who’s fighting in the war. They’re on their way to Arizona when they catch a ride from a couple. The girl is friendly—and beautiful. But the man is different, maybe dangerous, maybe deadly...more

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Published October 12th 2010 by Square Fish (first published September 22nd 2009)

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Mar 27, 2009 Kelly rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Any reader 12 and up.

Shelves: top-of-the-heap

From page one, Andrew Smith's new novel IN THE PATH OF FALLING OBJECTS takes the reader by the throat and holds on tight. Maybe that's an exaggeration. And maybe it implies reading the book is not a good experience, which isn't true. So let me rephrase. Smith's new novel hits the ground running, thanks to the vulnerability of his protagonist Jonah (and his younger brother), and the brutal intensity of the story's psychotic villian, Mitch (who looks, in my imagination, like Charlie Manson, perhap...more

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Jun 16, 2012 Kwesi 章英狮 rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Recommended to Kwesi 章英狮 by: LadysBookStuff.blogspot.com

Shelves: owned, andrew-smith, 2012

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Mar 20, 2013 Sneering Imperialist rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2-stars, young-adult, could-not-finish-or-gave-up-on, pissed-me-off, marysue-or-garystu, depressing, obnoxious-main-character, what-does-he-see-in-her, i-really-hate-this-cover, awesome-titles, wasnt-for-me-or-not-my-thing, irritating-side-characters, terrible-love-interests, romance

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After purchasing the Marbury Lens, which is also by Andrew Smith, Amazon recommended In the Path of Falling Objects to me, because hey, Smith’s written other books, you know. Well, I’ll be blunt and admit I bought Falling Objects when I was only six chapters into Marbury. If you by chance happened to read that review, this reasoning will make sense. If you haven’t, long story short, I was impulsive. I had money and I needed to spend it, and Andrew Smith was lucky enough to be around...more Siiii~iiiigh.
After purchasing the Marbury Lens, which is also by Andrew Smith, Amazon recommended In the Path of Falling Objects to me, because hey, Smith’s written other books, you know. Well, I’ll be blunt and admit I bought Falling Objects when I was only six chapters into Marbury. If you by chance happened to read that review, this reasoning will make sense. If you haven’t, long story short, I was impulsive. I had money and I needed to spend it, and Andrew Smith was lucky enough to be around when that craving has in effect...

Before I begin, I would like to note that In the Path of Falling Objects is an improvement from the Marbury Lens, however, not by much. Our story tells of two brothers, Simon and Jonah, who head out into-I think it’s Arizona—to find their father who had been incarcerated years before. Their mother left them and their older brother is serving a tour in Vietnam, so Simon and Jonah are completely on their own. Not too far into their journey they meet up with cross-country travelers Mitch and Lily, and soon things get complicated.
Unlike in the Marbury where I couldn’t stand the love interest, I actually somewhat liked Lily. Actually, let me rephrase that: I liked Lily in the first half of the book. In the second she got on my nerves, although truthfully, I think she was lost more than anything. Her relationship with Mitch is a by-the-book abusive one that she knows she can’t get out of, so she chooses to abide instead of go against the guy. This, I found, was extremely realistic, because Lily isn’t so weak that she’s not afraid to stand up to Mitch every once in a while, but she’s also not brave enough to simply flat-out leave him. Or kill him. Or call the cops on his sorry ass. I respect Smith in how he set her up; she was, as I mentioned, lost.
Mitch is also another great character, because he is crazy. I love characters who aren’t all that right in the head; they make for the most interesting. Mitch is the kind of guy you wouldn’t want to meet up with in a dark alley. He’s unpredictable, possessive, paranoid, and carries an aura of a guy who knows he’s in charge. He also has this special talent of knowing exactly how many of something there is in, well, anything. For example; the gang stops at a roadside diner to eat. As they sit down, Mitch makes note that there is (I can’t remember the exact number, so I’m just paraphrasing) thirty-six forks on all of the tables. Simon counts, and it turns out he’s right. This isn’t entirely relevant to the plot, but I just thought it was cool.
Finally, it was uncomfortable to read, but I did like how Simon and Jonah constantly bickered with each other. I have a younger sister and no brothers, but we both bicker continuously, too. Simon and Jonah do love each other, but sometimes they get fed up with one another, and having experienced the feeling personally, I appreciated that.

But alas Babylon, we must move into the bad of this book.
Honestly, I thought the whole book was just... blah. At least with the Marbury I wanted to know what happened and it did keep me engaged, but in Falling Objects, I didn’t really care. I know I’ve written a few good things—and the book did have plenty going for it—but it was one of those books that felt like a chore to read. The pacing was uneven, the characters for all their good points started getting on my nerves after a while, and the book in its entirety felt utterly pointless.
Actually, that’s it exactly; this book was pointless. This is just me talking, and I am extremely picky when it comes to books, but I don’t really get this book. I don’t get why Smith wrote it, I don’t get how it got published, I just don’t get it. It’s all over the place and, as the phrase goes, a hot mess.
I especially detested the love square going on. I mean, I get that if you’re in the middle of the desert and it came between a hot chick or a statue of Don Quixote, you’d pick the hot chick, but again like the Marbury Lens the love was forced. Both Simon and Jonah become infatuated with Lily and begin bickering over her pretty much the second they see her. Simon is convinced Lily likes him better, but she of course digs Jonah and pisses Simon (and Mitch) off to no end. As I mentioned above, I liked Lily in the first half, but when she decides it’s time to get into Jonah’s pants I couldn’t stand her. Smith writes this off as her wanting to get back at Mitch more than really loving Jonah, but c’mon, we all know she really does. Still, when she went from a sassy, care-free yet-still-slightly-afraid-of-Mitch to an all-out I-love-you-even-though-we’ve-only-known-each-other-for-five-chapters shallow wimp, I lost interest in her. My interest in her went out the window, along with my interest in this book.

So all in all, I would like to say In the Path of Falling Objects was a lesson learned, but it’s not because I am still going to reade Passenger no matter how poorly I’ve judged Smith’s other two books. I don’t know. I’m like a fly to sticky tape; I’m drawn to Andrew Smith’s novels. I hope to God the third try will be the charm, and if not, my town's public library will have yet another Andrew Smith novel to add to the collection...(less)

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Aug 15, 2012 Syndey rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: own, signed, arc, finished-copy

..."Our brother fell apart in the war.
Mother fell apart after that.
Then we had to leave."...

I don't think that Andrew Smith can write a novel that I wouldn't love. He has a unique writing style that is all his own. In The Path of Falling Objects is Andrew Smith's 2nd novel that I've read to date.

In the very beginning of the story we get a huge shocker, then we are left to let it digest for a little bit. I think Smith likes to wow us with an introduction like that. The kind that just kind of sne...more

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May 30, 2010 Cornmaven rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: high-school, adult, hs-adult

This book is extremely complex, and will have a small young adult audience, but it's well worth the read. A road trip/Shakespearean tragedy of epic proportions would be a good description. Smith's writing style is fabulous, with tons of descriptive passages that are very detailed but not overly long. You really feel as if you are there on the journey.

The final scenes come in short bursts and build the tension very well. The reflective final paragraphs leave much to discuss.

This has an element of...more

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Nov 05, 2010 Kat rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: ya-fiction, audiobook, road-trip

The year is 1970, and brothers Jonah and Simon are hitting the road and heading west. Their negligent mom has taken off, their dad is in jail, and their oldest brother Matthew is MIA in Vietnam. When their horse dies on the side of the road, all they have left is each other, some letters from their brother, and a gun buried under some dirty clothes in their pack. While making their way across the desolate Southwest, the brothers end up in a Lincoln convertible with a metal statue of Don Quixote,...more

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May 16, 2010 Tabitha Olson rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, recent-reviews, 4-to-5-stars

In The Path of Falling Objects is sharp and gripping, and I read it nearly in one sitting. The two main characters are very realistic, and such brothers. I have two boys who are close in age (granted, they are 4 and 6, not 14 and 16), but they behave in very similar ways that Jonah and Simon behave. They’re close, but can fight something fierce. So I identified with Jonah and Simon right away.

Actually, all the characters are vivid and fully-developed. It’s clear Lilly is in it for survival, and...more

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Mar 25, 2012 Donna Burtwistle-Popplewell rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Smith has written a terrifying tale that sees two teenaged brothers leaving their home in New Mexico during the late-1960s to go to Arizona to find their father, who has been released from prison. Forced to go through the desert on foot, they are somewhat relieved when they are picked up by a couple heading to California. Brother, Jonah, immediately suspects the couple of wrongdoing and tries to convince his younger brother, Simon, that they should leave. However, Simon is sick of being bossed a...more

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Feb 19, 2013 Julie Hucke rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

An engaging read that suffers from a lack of organization. In the end, I had to wonder how some of the elements of the story contributed to the overall brothers' journey/coming of age story. Smith's writing is lush and beautiful throughout; there are so many lyrically beautiful sentences that the book is worth reading just for them. However, it's hard to see by what right the narrator was able to wield those sentences. Loner poor kid/artist I get, but too often, what could have been emotionally...more

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Dec 16, 2011 Angie rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: audio-book

Two brothers of a mother who ran off, a father who's in jail in a nother state, and an older brother who enlited and went to fight in Vietnam, decide to take the family horse and travel to Arizona to see their father when he gets out of jail. The horse dies shortly after the trip starts and teh rest is downhill from there for Jonah and Simon. They get picked up by a beautiful girl and a psychopath, and spend the next several interminable days on the road to hell.

Interspersed with the dreadful a...more

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Feb 25, 2010 Ricki rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Phew. If you want a book that is going to make you incredibly uncomfortable and nervous, I highly recommend this one! This book is absolutely frightening. I couldn't stop reading it, but I found it to be very disturbing, and I don't think I can recommend it to students because the violence was a bit excessive to me. I limit authors to one animal killing per book (not three). There were murders of innocent people, throat slashings, etc. I was shocked when I made the connection that this is the sa...more

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May 26, 2009 Bridget rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I was torn about how many stars to give this book. I wavered between three and four. Smith is an expert craftsman at slowly revealing plot and content. The tension of wanting the story to explode is almost unbearable. The end of the story certainly does explode.

I had very strong feelings about all of the characters. I could picture them and reacted to what they said and did. I thought their dialgoue was not always consistent though.

The story was dark and the topic was a definite break from Ghos...more

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Jul 16, 2009 Dodie rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Smith delivers another stunningly intense story, following up on his debut novel, Ghost Medicine. Two brothers, 16 and 13 years old, abandoned by their mother, set out on a road trip to find their father who is soon to be released from prison. Their older brother Matthew is serving in Vietnam, and through his letters home, readers see his life unraveling as the list of atrocities he's experiences grows. These letters parallel a similar falling apart by the two brothers who have hitched a ride wi...more

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Aug 10, 2009 Erika rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is a tense novel that grabs you on the first page, but comes to a slow boil. You keep reading because you want to find out what Mitch did and what he's going to do. Once the action starts it's hard to put the book down. Considering the level of violence in the novel I'd rate this for 15 and up.

My only criticism is that sometimes it's difficult to figure out who the narrator is in the book. At first I thought it was shifting from one character to another, but it appears to be from Jonah's po...more

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Dec 02, 2009 Jennifer rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Jonah and Simon are brothers on a search to find their brother, whom they believed escaped from the Vietnam War and is now back in America. When the brothers leave their home, they hitch a ride with Mitch and Lilly. So begins a bloody, violent and disturbing road trip.

Mitch's character is a well-developed sociopath and the brothers' sibling rivalry feels real and honest. I only wish the character of Lilly was a bit more developed. She felt more like a device to move the plot along rather than a...more

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Apr 28, 2009 Terri rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I am still thinking on this one...It was like driving past a tragic car wreck and not being able to look away. You know you shouldn't look. You know you shouldn't put those tapes in your head. And afterwards, you just keep going back to it and back to it, rewinding the tape over and over again...And replaying the tape doesn't feel good. The book had the same flavor as the movies "Traffic" and "Pulp Fiction," about which I felt the same.

Since I read an advanced copy, I will say that I really did...more

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May 09, 2013 Lottie Eve rated it 5 of 5 stars

Recommended to Lottie by: Jo

Shelves: novels-that-linger, read-2013, released-2010, exceeded-expectations, all-time-favorites, leave-me-to-my-misery, lives-up-to-expectations, lovely-lovely-books, makes-the-eyes-water, this-is-ya, there-is-a-killer, so-glad-i-am-not-them, realistic-fiction, great-sibling-bonds, thriller

In the Path of Falling Objects made me feel, in a word, dusty. Not the itchy-dust kind of dusty, but the kind of dusty where one feels like they are in a desert, in the presence of miles and miles of sand. With the hot, burning sun on their back. That’s the kind of dusty I felt when I was reading this. The genuine, realistic kind of dusty. Does that make sense? I hope so.

This is a story following the journey of Jonah and his younger brother, Simon. The boys are on their own and had run away from...more In the Path of Falling Objects made me feel, in a word, dusty. Not the itchy-dust kind of dusty, but the kind of dusty where one feels like they are in a desert, in the presence of miles and miles of sand. With the hot, burning sun on their back. That’s the kind of dusty I felt when I was reading this. The genuine, realistic kind of dusty. Does that make sense? I hope so.

This is a story following the journey of Jonah and his younger brother, Simon. The boys are on their own and had run away from a home they are no longer wanted in. After only a bit of time into their journey they find a car with a man and a beautiful girl driving inside. They are invited to ride with them. And thus began the two brother’s long, hard journey.

Andrew Smith seemed to put his whole heart and soul into writing this story. As I read this book I couldn’t help but marvel the obvious effort the author put into every page of In the Path of Falling Objects. It really shows. The story radiates excellence, rawness, and power.

The characters in In The Path of Falling Objects are very well rendered. I thought that I could feel them at times. It was as if they had their own heartbeats. I could feel the insanity and evil that Mitch contained. I could feel Simon’s anger and his strength. I could feel Jonah’s love for his brother, his determination, and his need to protect Simon. I could feel Lilly’s desperation. I could feel everything about these characters. They were powerful, tangible.

Smith’s prose gets the job done well and I really don’t have anything to complain about it. He writes the point of view of a male character realistically and Jonah never sounded feminine. I really wouldn’t expect Jonah to sound femimine since Andrew Smith is a dude, but I thought I needed to compliment him on writing a good male POV.

The sandy atmosphere is also crafted wonderfully well. I could vividly imagine the sand beneath my feet, finding its way between my toes. I could also vividly imagine the thirst that the dryness of the desert would cause and had to get up and grab a cup of water a couple of times. If that doesn’t convince you that the atmosphere isn’t good then I don’t know what will.

I will also applaud Smith for writing one of the best sibling relationships I have ever read in a YA novel. Jonah and Simon’s sibling relationship isn’t laid back and happy. It is actually filled with angry looks, irritation, punches, and arguments. But these two brothers love each other and when they need to show it they do. They had each other’s backs.

I feel that I should warn readers that this book is considerably violent. There is a lot of death. There will be flying bullets, bloody bullet-holes, and the occasion metallic flash of a knife. If you can’t handle the thought of that than I really can’t recommend this to you as much as I would want to.

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Trigger pulling. Those two words could describe this book perfectly now that I think about it…

I adore In the Path of Falling Objects. It was dusty. Sometimes it felt so dusty that I had to take a break from it every ounce in a while, but that shouldn’t keep you away from this book. This is a great thriller and one of my favorite books that I will definitely keep on my shelf and treasure. I haven’t read any of Smith’s other novels but if the others are as good as this one than I think I might have found a new favorite author. I am now eagerly looking out for Stick which is by him.(less)

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Aug 06, 2012 Starr Griggs rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

In the Path of Falling Objects by Andrew Smith

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Source: Own
Rating: Excellent and emotional read

I participated in the Andrew Smith Saturdays, hosted by: Roof Beam Reader, Not Now I'm Reading, Smash Attack Reads and Lady Reader's Bookstuff

Jonah and Simon has had a pretty hard life. Their older brother, Matthew, is deployed in the Vietnam War. Their father is in a prison and their selfish mother ha...more

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Jul 04, 2012 Smash added it

Shelves: tough-issues, read-2012, male-protag, multiple-pov, book-reviews, read-own-hardcopy, favorites

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First Impressions:

"Our brother fell apart in the war.
Mother fell apart after that.
Then we had to leave."

Wow. This book opens up on a bleak scenario.Simon and Jonah are up shits creek, so to speak. Ma is gone, dad is incarcerated, older brother, Matthew, is in Vietnam fighting for his country. These two are as poor as dirt and Jonah has decided it is time to leave and find their father. They set out with $10 in their pocket, some tattered clothes and Matthew's lett...more

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Feb 16, 2013 Jo rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: own, ya, 2013, good-grief, just-been-cutting-onions, of-epic-proportions

I have a sneaking suspicion that Andrew Smith reads my reviews.

Actually, OK, that’s definitely a lie. That probably… fine definitely doesn’t happen.

But all I’m saying is that it’s a massive coincidence that he knows all the things that I harp on about wanting to be featured more in YA books and writes stories about them.

He must have seen all the not-so-subtle pleadings I’ve had with authors to write books about road trips (and not just ones girls take with a mysterious boy in a leather jacket wh...more

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May 30, 2011 Kenaia rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I honestly don't know whether to hate or love this book. It's vividly, gruesomely written. It is the ONLY book in my memory that has left me nauseous and not wanting dinner. It is also one of the few books I've read with such amazing make-you-sit-up-straight-and-read-for-hours qualities, like it's amazing descriptions and the way you sort of see into everyone's mind. It was unique, it was original... but it was also terrifying. It was magnificent. It was terrible. It is a book I strongly encoura...more

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Mar 05, 2013 Warnie B. rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult, historical-fiction, read-in-2013, realistic-fiction, war, coming-of-age, survival, plano-public-libraries

Andrew Smith. I seriously don't know how this guy does it.

I've now read every book of his that's been published so far, and I've been forced to rate every one of them five stars. I might as well just go ahead and rate all the books he hasn't published yet five stars as well, cause it's kind of inevitable.

Anyway, what to say about this one... I mean, the tagline (Two brothers. One road trip from hell.) will definitely give you a hint, but makes it sound like some sort of slapstick buddy-com like...more

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Feb 19, 2011 Amy rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: own, signed

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I don't think that Andrew Smith can write a novel that I wouldn't love. He has a unique writing style that is all his own.
In The Path of Falling Objects is Andrew Smith's 2nd novel that I've read to date.

In the very beginning of the story we get a huge shocker, then we are left to let it digest for a little bit. I think Smith likes to wow us with an introduction like that. The kind that just kind of sneaks up on you and POW! Then nothing. No explanation until he feels the need to give us one....more

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Jul 25, 2010 Terry rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: brought-to-rhs-library

Great premise. First two pages rock. Then, it comes to a complete halt. Not a good feature in a road book. The gist goes something like this: two brothers leave home on a horse, which promptly dies. They fight, or fight the urge to fight, while reading over the letters oldest brother has sent home from Vietnam. The brothers are then picked up by two characters who would need neon signs blinking "Danger" to appear both more hazardous and symbolic. First words exchanged? "Well, Tom and Huck..." I...more

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Aug 08, 2011 Michele C. rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: from-library, books-i-own

If you read this book for no other reason, read it for the heart breaking letters from a young soldier serving a tour in Vietnam at the beginning of most chapters. Andrew Smith knows how to break my heart and makes me fall in love with his characters from page one. I instantly loved these three brothers and wished I could protect them from the horrors that they endure. One brother, Matthew, fighting a war in Vietnam, the other two,Jonah and Simon, have been abandoned by their mother while their...more

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Apr 05, 2010 Terrie rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: childrens-suspense

This book is violent, intense, brutal and made me extremely uncomfortable. I was holding my breath throughout most of it. The relationships felt very authentic- brothers who fight constantly, yet would do anything for each other. The strange thing was that the main theme (which goes way beyond what I have described)could have been delivered in a much rosier plot, which just goes to prove that rich or poor, black or white, all humans have the same basic needs, desires, jealousies and fears. I too...more

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Oct 28, 2012 Matthew Benson rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This book is a must read! It keeps you wanting more, and I often found myself not wanting to put down the book! The book has its positive aspects, and believe me, it has its negative aspects as well. This book will leave you wanting more, and will often make you wonder what would you do if you were in the same situation. This book, also, has a very shocking ending, and will make you value what you have in life. Smith definitely went above and beyond expectation with this book!

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Apr 05, 2011 Sue rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: ya

The meteor that falls near Simon and Jonah is truly the most innocuous thing to fall on them, literally or figuratively. Jonah and Simon are brothers living in rural New Mexico. Their older brother is fighting in Vietnam. Their mother has gone off and left them alone. Their father is in prison in Arizona. They have no electricity and have run out of food. They believe their only option is to leave their home and go to Arizona to try to find their father and find their brother's army buddy. Their...more

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Jun 27, 2010 Charlou Lunsford rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: ya

Disturbing. Scary. Hard to put down. Three brothers. Matthew is serving a tour in Vietnam and his experiences are shared in letters to his brother Jonah. Jonah takes his younger brother, Simon, away from their shack of a house in New Mexico after their mother disappears to find their father who should be getting out of prison soon in Arizona. They catch a ride with a man, Mitch, and a pretty girl, Lily. Mitch is a psychopath. Who survives?

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Oct 01, 2009 Christina rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: actionadventure, realistic

Talk about the "road trip from you-know-where"--2 teen brothers, trying to get to see their father when he gets out of jail. Their horse dies, stranding them out on a lonely desert highway, and they have no money, only each other and letters from their older brother in Vietnam (oh and there's the matter of the handgun hidden in their backpack). But when a mysteriously creepy guy and a hot girl in a car (with a weird tin statue in the backseat) stop to give them a lift, it's no longer a simple hi...more

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Andrew Smith is the author of GHOST MEDICINE, a 2009 ALA/YALSA "Best Books for Young Adults," and IN THE PATH OF FALLING OBJECTS, a 2010 ALA/YALSA "Best Books for Young Adults."

In November, 2010, Andrew Smith's THE MARBURY LENS will be released by Feiwel and Friends, an imprint of Macmillan.

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